Making A Sliding Chicken Coop Door

Attach the front doors.

Making a sliding chicken coop door.

The door slides along a channel made by screwing a 1x4 on each side of the door then attaching another piece of 1x4 that s offset one inch from the first piece. The chicken tractor door frame is finished. Bolts are also used for the assembly of the door parts. There are no nails used in this chicken coop project.

You can also make a diy automatic chicken coop door and instead of using electricity or batteries use the chickens themselves. The mobile hen house door frame is made with the same boards as the structure. The ones i ve seen on youtube are brilliant and. Build a cheap movable chicken coop.

As it shifts to a lighter weight the door closes. The cord pulls the door up or lowers it. Screw in two hinges per door one about four inches from the top of the door and the other about four inches from the bottom. I ve designed what i believe to be a more simple method of creating a self locking chicken coop sliding door.

Place where the sliding door of the chicken tractor is inserted.